Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-01
fRR LINNKAN sOCiErf.
Or. D D. Rathvou Delivers An laterestins A
dress On its TWepty .dNh Year

Dr.. =, Rathvon Delivers an 1aterestins Ad.
drsss On iis rwrnsy-onh Tear.
The Linn nsn society celebrated its twenty.
fish anniversary on Saturday In its rooms in
the Y. NJ q. A. building. Dr. 8. 8.
Rsthvon, In behalf OF the curators, delivered
IN address, In which he detailed the labors OF
the society during Its twenty. e ve years oil
existence. The society was organized on
February g, 1861 and from that time up to
1878 occupied the third floor OF the old City
Hall building, In conjunction with the A.he.
poum. In the latter year the A.heneum
library building was merged In the Y. NJ. c.
A. library and the Linnman took up Its
home In the Y. NJ. G. A. building. The va.
rious collections arc interesting and valuable,
composed - follows: Mammalogy-SO sps.
cimens, most Of them mounted, some few
being alcoholic specimens.
Oxmthology-240 specimens $50 lana aud
90 water birda Allied to these Is coliec-
tion Of 6i2 birds eggs, Of about $50 species !;
10 birds' nests and Is genealogical speci.
mems.
Reptilia-456 specimens, consisting Of ser.
pents, turtles, lizards, frogs and toads
lchthyology-S25 specimens 10 OF which
are stuffed, the balance alcoholic speci.
mems.
Connected with these are 10 specimens OF
the saws OF the saw fish.
In the branch of articllata there 10 Q case
containing 10, COO specimens OF coleopterous
ineec,s, OF about 0 900 species two cases OF
l,600 specimens OF moths and butterflies ], 00C
specimens OF hemipterous insects l23 Jars OF
about S75 specimens OF arachnids ana crus.
taces; loo bottles Of myriapods, 9, entcx,a, etc.
In alcohol Also, about 6s specimens OF in.
sect architecture.
The genealogical collection numbers
slout q 500 specimens, Of which 600 are fuv..
atile and l,eo0 marine.
The botanical collection consists OF forty
large cases and portfolios, containing 8, eco
specimens Of plants. This includes nearly q
complete herbal OF the Lancaster county
aorA and many from 3D. AGENT states aud
some foreign specimens In connection with
this there are $50 specimens Of different
woods.
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